Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

References: Shabbat: 82a ,  Bava Kamma: 15b ,  Bava Metzia: 112a ,  Yevamot: 72a  

Description

Overview of the subject: Is there a duty to protect one's health proactively? How do we determine the halachic legitimacy of a medical recommendation? Must a parent vaccinate his child? Must one vaccinate himself in order to protect others?